가분수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 假分數.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)buns͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gabunsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gabunsu
McCune–Reischauer?kabunssu
Yale Romanization?kāpunqswu

Noun

가분수 • (gabunsu) (hanja 假分數)

  1. improper fraction
    Synonym: 거꿀분수 (geokkulbunsu)